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[Jim VB]

Originally Posted by Bridwell

Larry,

Did you notice that the BCCG 7 is defined as "Very Good or Better" on the label? I don't get what BCCG means by that grading system! What's a 10, EX+??

Ron

Ron,

There have been several threads on BCCG here. Check the "Search" function.

Suffice it to say, it's not the same scale you are used to. Although Beckett's web site says they use a simplified 10 point scale, that's not true. (Not that I'm calling them a liar. They're just NOT telling the truth.) The BCCG scale is from 5 to 10.

I don't have it in front of me, but it's something like this:

5 - Poor or better
6 - Good or better
7 - Very Good or better
8 - Excellent or better
9 - Near Mint or better
10-Mint or Better


In theory, the word description matches up with what we're used to. The numbers don't.

They (Beckett) claim it is designed for the mass merchandisers (HSN), but it serves no useful purpose but to deceive the unsuspecting.


Top it off with Beckett handling both grading and auctioning of graded cards, and they go on my "Don't Trust" list. (Admittedly, that list seems to get a little longer every day.) They're certainly not at the top of the list, but they're on it.